The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-23
OVER IN CHARLESTON.
What Is Going on in the South Caro-
lima Metropolis


lima Metropolis.
carload of bananas has been received in
the city from New Orleans. They came
originally from Honduras.
w. w. Perkins, young brakeman on the
South Carolina railway, was accidentally
killed on the road Wednesday morning He
was coming down on the through freight
train from Columbia The train parted sud
denly near Orangeburg, and he was precipi-
tated from the top of his car by the force of
the separation and his neck was broken
The Venetian display in the harbor on
gala week will be made up largely of pilot
boats and yachts, decorated and illuminated
with Chinese lanterns, the smaller craft TO
be included in the same. The shipping at
anchor and lying at the various wharves
will be requested to join in the illumination.
This matter has been placed in the hands of
Capt. James Armstrong, Jr., Henry Card,
Henry Cheves, William Roach, Jr, Ansley
d. Cohen, Samuel g. Bringloe, G. w.
Townsend, S. Y. Upper, Jr., William H.
Burke, Jr., and James Riley.
Mr.. A. NJ Haywood, Colonel and Aide
de- Camp OF the uniform rank of the Knights
of Pythias, arrived here Wednesday for the
purpose of organizing a uniform rank of
the order in Charleston. The Knights of
Pythias have become one of the most popu-
lar and successful secret orders in this coun-
try. There are seven branches of the order
in South Carolina. Two of these-the
Stonewall and Carolina Lodges-have a
membership of about 215, and are receiving
large accesSions every week. The uniform
rank is one OF the most attractive features
of tho order, its object being to stimulate
the interest of members ami 10 bring them
more closely together. The formation of IA
uniform rank lii Charleston was decided
upon some time ago, AMI arrangements
have now been completed for is organi2a-
ton, with about thirty-fivr menIors.
1t was suggested 10y amerchant that il the
idea of a controlling interest for Charleston
for the new line was the rocloon which tho
Quintard negotiations were wre2csd tho
mon who were willing to put up tue money
should take advantage of the sale OF toe
City of Columbia and the City of Atlanta
and buy them rs at least a good specula-
ton. The merchant was of the opinion tuat
these two ships were now marine elephants
on the hands of their recent purchasers, and
with them easy terms could be made
A carload of cotton coming down ON the
South Carolina railway from Sc. Matthew's
was left on tire at the Ashley junction
Wednesday morning. The fire was
discovered at Woodstock by the con
ductor, who ran race with the
destroying element as far rs the june
ton, where the car with the ing cotton
was Immediately switched OF | the rest
of the train brought on TO the ETY.. Supt
Averill was notified OF the fire and imme-
diately went up to the junction, where he
found the whole car IN n blaze The carload
consisted OF twenty-one bales, which were
taken off the car, and the fire was eXtin-
guished after hard fight About ten bales
OF cotton will be saved in damaged condi-
ton, but the car was completely destroyed.
The origin of the fire is not known, but is
supposed 10 have been caused by matches in
the cotton.